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UNITED vSTATES `PATENT OFFICE.

FRED W'. OOOLEY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF TIVO- TIIIRDS TO GEORGE T. HONSTAIN, OF SAME PLACE.

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sPEcIEIcA'rIo'N forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,443,01atea october 1, 190i.

Application iiled April 9, 1901. Serial No. 54,969. (No model.)

To afZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED W. COOLEY, (Whose post-office address is 313 South Third street, Minneapolis, Minnesota,) a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fireproof Grain-Eleva* tors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to the construction of iireproof elevators or grain-storage bins or similar buildings, and has for its object to improve the same in the several particulars hereinafter noted.

My said present invention is on the same general line of ireproof structure as that set forth in my prior United States application, Serial No. 47,541, filed February 16, 1901, and application, Serial No. 50,557, filed March 11, 1901, both entitled Fireproof grain-elevators.

My'present invention is directed chiefly to an improved form of joint or corner connection for uniting the corners of the bins and the metal framework at the corners of the bins. It is also directed to the general construction of the building, whereby relatively small bins are made to brace and reinforce a relatively large interior bin, which is surrounded thereby.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters4 Fig. 4 is a horizontal section through one of the joints marked b in Fig. l, said section being taken on the line m4 m4 of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on theline 095005 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail in vertical section on the line $5006, Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a horizontalsection illustrating a slightly-modified construction of the" joint a., said section being taken on the line m7 mi of Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is avertical section on the line x8 .frs of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a plan view showing in detail the form of coupling-link used in the joints indicated at a in Fig. 1 and shown in detail in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 10 illustrates the form of coupling-link used in the joints marked b in Fig. 1 and illustrated in detail in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, and Fig. l1 is a plan View showing in detail the form of coupling-link used in the jointillustratedin Figs. 7 and 8.

In the construction illustrated in this case, as in myprior applications above identified, the walls of the building or bins are built up of layers of tile-blocks, between which layers are interposed horizontally-extended I-beams afforded by channel-strips laid back to back. The said tile-blocks are indicated by the numeral l. The channels which constitute the I-beams are indicated by the numeral 2, and as shown and preferred, the ianges of the said beams are bent inward, so that when cement e' is applied between the same and the edges of the tile-blocks embraced thereby, as best indicated in Fig. 6, the said tileblocks and beams will be cemented together by a dovetail joint. The bottoms and tops of the layers of tile-blocks are faced with strips of thin metal 3, which close the openings in the tile-blocks and adapt certain of the same t-o be filled with concrete or cement, as presently described.

In accordance with my present invention I employ in the corners of the bins hollow corner-tiles 4, which are preferably square in cross-section. Between the corner-tiles 4 I place rectangular coupling-links of metal, preferably steel, which links have ,square perforations corresponding in size to the size of the square passages through the cornertiles 4.

The form of coupling-link used in the 'joints a and illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, and 9 is indicated by the numeral 5, and, as best shown in Fig. 9, the same is of simple rectangular form, having a a rectangular perforation.

The form of coupling-link used in the IOO joints b and illustrated in Figs. 4, 5, 6, and l0 is indicated as an entirety by the numeral 6. This coupling-link 6 is provided at one side with a perforated tail extension 6;l and at its other side with a heavy lug or ear 6b.

The form of coupling-link used in the construction illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 is very similar to that shown in Fig. 9, except that its outer dimensions are larger. The said link is indicated as an entirety by thenumeral 7.

Returning now to the construction voi the joint d illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, it will be noted that the flanges of the channel-beams 2 are cut away at the outer edges of the coupling-links 5 and that the extended or iiat body portions 2n of cooperating beams 2 are extended between overlying pairs of said links 5 and then are turned vertically, one upward and the other downward, through said links 5 and against the interior walls of the corner-tiles 4. The cavities of the cornertiles4are then filled with concrete or cement, as indicated at e, and when this cement hardens the parts are interlocked and become practically an integral mass. At the same time solid and very strong columns are formed at the corners ot' the bins. .e2 indicates cement placed between the tile-blocks l and 4.

The joint t (illustrated in Figs. 4, 5, and 6) connects three abutting walls, the two alined walls of which, in fact, constitute a single wall for the large interior bin. The third Wall, which extends at a right angle thereto, serves as an abutment to prevent the long Wall of the said large internal bin from being bulged out. To still further strengthen the said walls of the large bin, tie-rodsf are employed.

The tie-rods f are pivotally connected with f by suitable bolts, rivets, or other devices to the inwardly-projectinglugs 610 of the coupling-links 6. As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the fiat webs of the channel-beams 2 are extended inward as far as the ends of the lugs 6b, and the said lugs are provided with reinforcingplates 6c, bolted or otherwise secured thereto. The tail extension 6a of the couplinglinks 6 are extended under several ofthe cells or cavities of the overlying and underlying tile-blocks, and anchor pins 8 are passed therethrough and through the webs of the channel-beams 2 and through the metal strips 3. Cement or concrete (indicated at z3) is then-placed in the cells of the tile-blocks, so as to securely set or anchor the pins 8. The ends orwebs of the channel-beams 2, which are used in the alined wall-sections, are turned into and cemented within the corner-tiles 4 the same as in the joint a above described.

With the above-described construction it will be noted that a continuous chain of metal sections extending from one extremity to the other of the building are aorded byaconnected series of channel-beams 2, coupling-links 6, and rod or rods f.

With the construction above described the walls of the large interior bins are made very strong, so that very large interior bins may be used with safety.

Where very strong columns are required at the corners of the bins or on a bin, as when the said columns are called upon to support a cupola or tower, the construction illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 may be employed. This construction is very similar to that illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3; but in this construction supplemental corner tile-blocks 9 are laid upon the corners of the large coupling-links 7, and anchorpins 10 are extended through said links 7 and the Webs of the channel-beams 2. Cement or concrete a4 is then filled into the cells of the tile-blocks l, surrounding the said anchor-pins 10. The corner tile-blocks 9 may also be iilled with cement or concrete, as indicated at z5. ze indicates cement used to cement together the tile-blocks l, 4, and 9.

It will of course be understood that the construction above described is capable of many modifications not herein specifically set forth Without departing from the spirit of my in- Vention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows:

1. In a building of the character described, the combination with successive layers of tileblocks of interposed metal beams, and corner-tiles into which the ends of said metal beams are projected and secured by cement or similar filling material, substantially as described.

2. In a building of the character described, the combination with layers of Wall-tiles and corner-tiles, of metal coupling-links interposed between said corner-tiles, and metal beams interposed between the layers of walltiles and projecting into and interlocking with said coupling-links and corner-tiles, and cement or similar material lling the said corner-tiles and rigidly interlocking the parts, substantially as described.

3. In a building of the character described, the combination with layers of wall-tiles and hollow corner-tiles, of metal coupling-links interposed between said corner-tiles, flanged metal beams interposed between the layers of wall-tiles, the ends of the same extending through said coupling-links and bent against the walls of said corner-tiles, and cement or similar material filling said corner-tiles and rigidly interlocking the parts, substantially as described.

4. In a building of the character described, the combination with successive layers of wall-tiles and corner-tiles, of a pair of metal coupling-links placed between each pair of corner-tiles, and a pair of channel-beams extended between adjacent layersl of wall-tiles with the flanges cut from their ends, and these ends turned, one upward and the other downward, through said coupling-links and against the interior walls of corner-tiles, and cement filling said corner-tiles and rigidly in# IOO ITO

terlocking the parts, substantially as described.

5. A building of the character described, comprising a relatively large interior bin, or compartment, and relatively small outer bins, surrounding and reinforcing the saine with certain of the walls of said outer bins arranged to act as abutments for the intermediate portions of the `walls of said large interior bins, and tie-rods connecting opposite abutmentforming Walls, substantially as described.

6. A building of the character described, made up of layers of tile-blocks and interposed metal beams, arranged to form a relatively large interior bin and a plurality of relatively small outer bins surrounding and reinforcing said interior bin with certain of their Walls forming abutments for the walls of said interior bin, and metal tie-rods connecting the metal beams of opposite abutmentforming Walls, substantially as described.

7 In a building of the character described, the combination with successive layers of wall-tiles and cornertiles, of I-beams interposed between certain of the layers of tiles, which I-beams,are made up of channe1-beams, laid back to back, and the ends of which are bent, the one upward and the other downward, within the cavities of the corner-tiles, and cement filling the cavities of the cornertiles and rigidly interlocking the parts, substantially as described.

8. Inabuilding of the character described, the combination with successive layers of Wall tiles and cornertiles, of interposed metal beams, each made up of a pair of channel-beams laid back to back, and the ends of which are turned, the one upward and the other downward, within the said corner-tiles and are interlocked therewith, substantially as described.

9. In a building of the character described, the combination with layers of wall-tiles and corner tiles, of metal links interposed between said corner-tiles, and metal beams interposed between the layers of wall-tiles and projecting into and interlocking with said coupling-links and corner-tiles, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED W. CO OLEY.

Witnesses:

ELIZABETH H. KELEHER, F. D. MERCHANT. 

